Show COLORADO eldora record the pine grove dinels mine is now down feet the vein is gaining in width as depth is gained there is eight inches of ore in the vein that will average about 80 per ton the ore that is being taken out now is similar in character to the ore of the boulder county mine the shaft will be sunk another 75 feet before drifting this mine will be paying dividends in a very short time ouray herald another encouraging feature in mining in the district north of town is the announcement this week of the fact that the blowout tunnel will be pushed ahead with increased energy during the remainder of the winter and coming spring machinery will be installed and the force of men materially increased this is one of the enterprises that mining men of this section have been anxious to see prosecuted and it is now considered that the tunnel will be driven a sufficient distance to determine what is contained in the mountain ahead in the way of mineral ouray herald work on the chipeta chapeta tunnel has been moving along at the same rapid rate despite the fact that some of the men on the force had to take a little layoff last week eighty feet was driven on the tunnel which makes the tunnel in at present a distance of over 1400 feet this leaves but about GOO feet to be driven before the raise to the quartzite will be made the record that has been made on driving this tunnel is one of the best if not the very best in the state taking the average for the past three months and W H bunce the general manager is justly proud of it A cripple creek dispatch says the shaft of the gold sovereign on gold hill is being sunk to thi the foot point and an extra shift making three shifts of men was was put to today some of the best ore in the sovereign has been obtained at the foot level and the mineral is improving with depth it is proposed to do extensive crosscutting cross cutting at feet for the extension of the vein which yielded so well near the surface an electric hoist has been installed on the foot level the gold sovereign is shipping at the rate of 40 tons of ore a day most of the mineral being produced by lessees lessels les sees the output for january will be about 40 cars and the grade is slightly better than one ounce telluride examiner leonard kaanta president of the black bear mining company left wednesday morning for denver to purchase additional machinery and equipment for mine and mill which will be delivered in the spring A large gates crusher similar to those in use at the tomboy will be installed at the mine and the ore broken before it is loaded in the tram buckets for transportation to the mill at the mill ten additional stamps will be installed making twenty in all for which provision was made when the mill was built also additional concentrating tables to handle the increased product of the stamps mr kaanta will also purchase a tramway to be erected between the mill and the railroad in pandora park this tram will be used to handle concentrates and supplies and will greatly reduce operating expenses |